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Fire Wheel

Grevillea wilsonii

Also called Wilson's Grevillea, Native Fuchsia

Fire Wheel
Photo: jeans_Photos, CC BY 2.0

Grevillea wilsonii is a compact, erect shrub from south-west Western Australia, grown for its spherical clusters of red flowers. Well-drained soil and sun or partial shade are the key to growing it.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce to occasional watering once established; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained soil, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Mild subtropical to Mediterranean conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Grevillea wilsonii, also known as Wilson's grevillea or native fuchsia, is species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with deeply divided leaves, the end lobes linear, and erect, more or less spherical clusters of red flowers

How to grow it

This species requires a well-drained soil and full sun or partial shade. Propagation is from cuttings; grafting on the east coast of Australia may ensure greater reliability.

Where it grows

Wilson's grevillea grows in jarrah forest or woodland between Bindoon, Harvey, Northam and Williams in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea aspleniifolia · Grevillea baileyana · Kahiliflower · Grevillea baueri · Fuchsia grevillea · Golden Grevillea · Grevillea curviloba · Grevillea ×gaudichaudii · Grevillea glossadenia · Spreading Grevillea · Grevillea iaspicula · Juniper Leaf Grevillea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea wilsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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